Job Description:

Purpose:

Assists patients in adhering to regular and modified diets to comply with nutritional care plans.

 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Screens patients for nutritional risk using data from medical record and patient interviews. Refers patients to Registered Dietitian per screening protocol.
2. Responsible for the preparation and delivery of infant feedings. Preparation techniques must adhere to all sanitary regulations and standards.
3. Inventories and maintains sufficient infant feeding room supplies.
4. Records calorie counts per Registered Dietitian.
5. Calculates dietary meal patterns (e.g., diabetic, sodium, protein).
6. Completes diet instructions with patients and/or families.
7. Assesses patient weight histories and performs interventions.
8. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

ü  Associate degree in Dietetic Technology from an accredited program approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) and/or on the job training with formal course work in nutrition, biology, and chemistry. 

ü  Must have good verbal and written communication and computer skills.

 

Required Licensure/Certification Skills:

None

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